Section 71 Contract Act — Responsibility of finder of goods

The Indian Contract Act, 1872 · Official PDF page 29

71.Responsibility of finder of goods .—A person who finds goods belonging to another, and takes them into his custody, is subject to the same responsibility as a bailee2.

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